Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Snowy Hilltop

This may still be a work in progress. An artist whose work I admire on WetCanvas saw this when I posted it there and suggested that I deepen the color of the sky to make the snow more dramatic. (He does a lot of snow paintings.) I am thinking about doing that and if I do, I will repost it. I wish I had Photoshop so that I could play with it and see how it would look before I try it...but then, it is just a painting...I can always do it over if it doesn't work out This was done out on the north fork of Long Island while sitting in my car. The tire marks going up to the top called to me so I had to stop. It is 8 x 10 (bigger than I usually do from the car).

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Really lovely just as it is... But I'm curious about his suggestion, too. What if you print it out on watercolor paper (I have some that can go through my ink jet), and then you could paint the sky darker on just the copy? In any case, if you do it, please show them together so they can be compared. Interesting experiment.

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I am a watercolor artist living on Long Island. I try my best to paint or sketch something each day, preferring to do plein air painting. My favorite thing to do is travel and paint in new locations. I am a member of the North East Watercolor Society, the Wet Paints Studio Group, the South Bay Art Association, the PALS Plein Air Society, the Patchogue Sketch Club, the Patchogue Arts Council, and the NYC Urban Sketchers.
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